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T.J. Thomson @tjthomson.bsky.social · 7d

🔗 The open-access study can be read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🙏 Thanks to @nataliialaba.com for inspiring this study and to she and @neous.bsky.social for organising a panel on visual style that we presented at #ADDA5 and that helped sharpen my arguments in this paper.

Computer-mediated representations: a qualitative examination of algorithmic vision and visual style - TJ Thomson, 2025

To the general public, text-to-image generators, such as Midjourney and DALL-E, seem to work through magic and, indeed, their inner workings are often frustrati...

journals.sagepub.com

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · 8d

#12ICOM highlight: Our keynote live stream!

We are happy to bring some conference vibes to you at home:
bit.ly/12ICOMLive

Join us online to be part of the experience - and share this opportunity with others!

12ICOM Groningen

12th International Conference on Multimodality in Groningen

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · 10d

❗ The full #12ICOM conference program is now available online!

Registration is still open until 15 October - or until all places are filled.

sites.google.com/rug.nl/12ico...

12ICOM Groningen - SCHEDULE

Conference SCHEDULE | 12icom 12th International Conference on Multimodality in Groningen

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · 12d

Since this year, I am a scholar of the Jantina Tammes School @rug.nl - and here is a post on my work for/with the school and our multimodality group!

What an honor to be so prominently featured! 🥰

www.rug.nl/jantina-tamm...

Hoe AI betekenis geeft: ‘We weten niet precies hoe de interpretatie tot stand komt’

Digitale communicatie draait niet alleen om tekst. Ook niet-verbale expressies spelen een grote rol. Janina Wildfeuer, universitair hoofddocent aan de...

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · 22d

Ich durfte gestern auf der #GAL2025 sprechen - was für eine Ehre!

Till Woerfel @woerfel.bsky.social · 22d

Wo bleibt die Sprache (in der Multimodalitätsforschung) fragte gestern @neous.bsky.social in ihrer tollen Keynote auf der #GAL2025

Die Sprache bleibt, wenn…
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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · 22d

Aww, danke!

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Till Woerfel @woerfel.bsky.social · 22d

Wo bleibt die Sprache (in der Multimodalitätsforschung) fragte gestern @neous.bsky.social in ihrer tollen Keynote auf der #GAL2025

Die Sprache bleibt, wenn…
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GAL e.V. @gal-ev.bsky.social · 23d

Und nun die dritte Keynote von Professorin Janina Wildfeuer!
#GAL2025

Titelfolie des Plenarvortrags vom Professorin Janina Wildfeier: „Und wo bleibt die Sprache? Neue Perspektiven für multimodale Linguistik (digitaler Kurzformate)“

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Sep 1

Preparations are in full swing and we look forward to welcoming everyone in Groningen soon for #12ICOM:
12th International Conference on Multimodality
29-31 October 2025, House of Connections, Groningen
bit.ly/12ICOM
Watch our website for the full program to be online soon!

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Aug 12

VisCom‘s 2025 special issue papers are out!

A brilliant issue on multimodal reception studies - many of them with open access!

@viscomjournal.bsky.social

Jacopo Castaldi @jacopocastaldi.bsky.social · Aug 11

I’m thrilled to announce that the Special Issue on ‘Multimodality and Reception Studies’ I guest-edited for the @viscomjournal.bsky.social is now out (and most of the papers are open access)!

journals.sagepub.com/toc/VCJ/0/0?...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Jacopo Castaldi @jacopocastaldi.bsky.social · Aug 11

I’m thrilled to announce that the Special Issue on ‘Multimodality and Reception Studies’ I guest-edited for the @viscomjournal.bsky.social is now out (and most of the papers are open access)!

journals.sagepub.com/toc/VCJ/0/0?...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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Doreen Reinhard @doreenreinhard.bsky.social · Feb 8

Der Holocaust-Überlebende Albrecht Weinberg, 99 Jahre alt, war heute zusammen mit dem Fotografen Luigi Toscano (beide wollen aus Protest auch ihre Bundesverdienstkreuze zurückgeben) in Leer in Ostfriesland bei einer Demo gegen Rechtsextremismus dabei.
www.zeit.de/news/2025-02...

Nach Abstimmung im Bundestag: Holocaust-Überlebender demonstriert mit Hunderten in Leer

Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Nach Abstimmung im Bundestag“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Holocaust-Überlebender demonstriert mit Hunderten in Leer“.

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Kobin Kendrick @kobinkendrick.bsky.social · Feb 10

Multimodal transcription is essential for representing visible action in CA transcripts. I’ve recorded a video series showing how I transcribe embodied action step by step. Links to the videos are in the thread below ⬇️

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Prof. Dr. Asli Ozyurek @asliozyurek.bsky.social · Feb 26

ANY characteristics of a woman is considered as a handicap for leadership !!!👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Dr Zoë Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social · Feb 25

Reminded of this today.

We found, there’s always a reason why women are “never quite right” for leadership roles".

Something to remember when trying to conform to views on leadership, ladies. People are going to judge you anyway. So be bold/ stick to your values
www.fastcompany.com/90889985/new...

New research reveals the 30 critiques holding women back from leadership that most men will never hear

Researchers reveal the characteristics that cause women to be overlooked for leadership roles.

www.fastcompany.com

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Visual Communication journal @viscomjournal.bsky.social · Apr 3

Visual Communication, a leading journal published by SAGE, is now on BlueSky 🎉

To celebrate, here’s a look at some of our most-read articles from the past 6 months. Give us a follow and join our BlueSky community to connect with readers and visual communication scholars ✨

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RHET AI Center @rhetai.bsky.social · Apr 25

𝗘𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆!🥳

🤖 🗣️ Bereits zum siebten Mal wollen wir gemeinsam mit Ihnen und euch eintauchen in spannende Forschungsthemen rund um das Thema Künstliche Intelligenz aus linguistischer Perspektive.

Das Bild zeigt das Ankündigungsplakat für den Artificial Friday im Sommersemester 2025.
Die Überschrift lautet: "Artificial Friday. Linguistische Perspektiven auf Künstliche Intelligenz"
Darunter sind die Termine, Vortragenden und ihre Vortragstitel aufgelistet:
"09. Mai, 14-16 Uhr. Janina Wildfeuer (Groningen): Multimodal AI - Was (linguistische) Multimodalitätsforschung zu KI-generierten Bildern und Videos sagen kann und sollte; Tim Moritz Hector (Siegen): Vom Smart Speaker zum Smart Home: Sensorische Medien und Interaktion in privaten Wohnumgebungen.
06. Juni, 14-16 Uhr. Katrin Lehnen (Gießen): 'Es hat sich vertraut angefühlt, als würde ich mich mit einer, gerade auf diesem Thema, sehr kompetenten Person unterhalten' - Rollenkonzepte und kollaborative Praktika beim Schreiben mit KI. Bernd Meyer (Mainz): 'Wenn wir nur das hätten, könnten wir die Arbeit einstellen' - Zum Potenzial von Translation apps für die Bewältigung von Sprachbarrieren in öffentlichen Einrichtungen.
04. Juli, 14-16 Uhr: Ekkehard Felder (Heidelberg): Sokratischer Dialog: KI über die KI und vieles mehr. Patrizia Attar & Nina Kalwa (Karlsruhe): KI verzeitlichen. Zeitbezüge in Wikipedia - Artikel zu Künstlicher Intelligenz."
Am unteren Plakatrand steht: Online Kolloquium. Anmeldung an nina.kalwa@kit.edu; artificial-friday.de.

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Nataliia Laba @nataliialaba.com · Mar 21

Registrations open for the workshop “Pixel vs. protocol: Negotiating the role of multimodal generative AI in study, work, and play” on May 7 (14:00-17:00) in Groningen, the Netherlands, organized by @neous.bsky.social and I ✨

Pixel vs. Protocol: Negotiating the Role of Multimodal Generative AI in Study, Work, and Play

How can we critically and creatively engage with generative AI across text, images, and videos? This workshop, part of the initiative by the Jantina Tammes...

www.rug.nl

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jul 15

You too, Myrte! See you in August

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jul 15

My inbox zero lasted for exactly 10 minutes today - and I’ve got proof!

Not to bad for the last day before the summer break and good reason to ignore any incoming messages for a while. #outofoffice

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wimpouw @wimpouw.bsky.social · Jul 14

mmmconflab.ewi.tudelft.nl

Check out this workshop coming up 17th of July in Rotterdam, still looking for participants!

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jun 25

Langzeitstudien nicht, meines Wissens. Kleine Vergleiche vielleicht für einzelne Parameter, eher qualitativ als quantitativ, aber das meiste muss noch getan werden mit Korpusanalysen und guten Annotationsmodellen. Das ist leider viel Arbeit und zeitintensiv, wenig automatisierbar bisher.

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our #TikTok paper is finally out!

This is @macgrzen.bsky.social‘s first PhD paper, congratulations! 🎉

Open access and ready for you to be tested with your TikTok dataset!

doi.org/10.1093/llc/...

Our TikTok paper with Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, available now

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jun 21

Yes, we will keep them online!

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jun 20

♥️ Thank you!

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jun 20

🥹 We just ended the very last #BreGroMM session for this year and probably for a very long time. Wow!

Saying goodbye with a sad eye, also looking forward to #12ICOM in October - with hope for inspiration for something new in 2026!

If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please share! 👋

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wimpouw @wimpouw.bsky.social · Jun 20

We are looking forward to our next EnvisionBox summerschool next week at the University of Amsterdam. We are also very pleased with the poster (with new logo for envisionbox)!
@jamestrujillo.bsky.social
@babajideowoyele.bsky.social @skadava.bsky.social

A brightly colored poster with geometric figures, with speakers for this summerschool. David Pugnon, Marianne de Heer Kloots, Antonio Rueda-Toicen, and Organizers, James Trujillo, Sarka Kadava, Babajide Owoyele, Wim Pouw

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SFU Linguistics & Indigenous Languages @sfulinguistics.bsky.social · Jun 19

Join us via Zoom or at RCB 7402 on Thurs July 3rd, 12:30pm. More info: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...
@sfufass.bsky.social @sfucmns.bsky.social @mtaboada.bsky.social @mglinguist.bsky.social

Constructions and stance: defining internet memes as a multimodal genre

"In this talk, I will focus in particular on two aspects of memetic grammar: the emergence of multimodal constructions and the expression and exchange of stance."

www.sfu.ca

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Biagio Ursi @biagioursi.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 @jamestrujillo.bsky.social (Assistant Professor @illc-uva.bsky.social, Visiting Prof #Universitéd'Orléans) will give a talk on Multimodal Dynamics of Conversational Turn-Taking on 19 June at 2pm as part of the #LLL Annual Conferences 🗣️📊
#Multimodality #VideoData #Linguistics #EnvisionBOX @cnrs.fr

Announcement of the talk Multimodal Dynamics of Conversational Turn-Taking by James Trujillo, 19 June 2025

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Dominic @dmncschmtz.bsky.social · Jun 14

🚨 Call for Papers: Tracing patterns across modalities – similarities and differences in speaking, writing and signing

24-27 Feb 2026 @ Uni of Trier, Germany

We're looking forward to your submissions! Find more info at tracingpatterns.phil.hhu.de

#linguistics #CfP #linguistik #sprachwissenschaft

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48. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft
Tracing patterns across modalities – similarities and differences in speaking, writing and signing
24-27 February 2026, University of Trier, Germany
Call for Papers
Language production involves close interplay between central cognitive processes and peripheral signals, influencing speaking, writing, and signing. This workshop explores cross-modal similarities and differences, inviting research bridging modalities and highlighting language production as a unified cognitive phenomenon.
Papers are invited on the interplay between central cognitive processes and peripheral signals in language production. Contributions exploring speaking, writing, or signing – individually or across modalities – are welcome.
Organizers
Dr. Julia Muschalik
Dr. Dinah Baer-Henney
Dr. Dominic Schmitz
Submission deadline
24 August 2025
tracingpatterns.phil.hhu.de

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Janina Wildfeuer @neous.bsky.social · Jun 12

So macht das Unterrichten Spaß. Viel guten Austausch bei der Betreuung!

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